Saturday-Night Theatre: Beyond The Black Stump

Sat 26th Jun 1965, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic

By Nevil Shute, adapted for radio by Stephen Grenfell 

A young man from the old Frontier of the American West, Stanton Laird comes to the Australian outback to search for oil. There he meets and falls in love with Mollie. However cultural differences between Stanton and Mollie's world force the two lovers to make difficult decisions.

Produced by Betty Davies

Jane Regan: Dorothy Smith

The Judge: Walter Fitzgerald

Pat Regan: J G Devlin

Mollie Regan: Rosemary Miller

Mr Laird: Patrick Barr

Stanton Laird: Edward Bishop

Helen Laird: Brenda Dunrich

Chuck Sheraton: Jerry Stovin

Spencer Rasmussen: Stephen Thorne

Jerry: Bruce Beery

Dr Gordon: Frederick Treves

Ted: Alan Haines

Ruth Sheraton: Mary Wimbush

Tony Sheraton: Peter Bartlett

Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company

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